VOLUME 13 NUMBER 15 & 16 November 27 — December 11, 1984
Federal funding to Tribes under Reagan takes dramatic nosedive
Four years ago, the Char-Koosta ran its first public survey polL We asked numerous Tribal employees to comment on the election a day earlier of Ronald Reagan as President of the U.S.
Predictions included the certainty of war, the abolishing of the commodities
The name Char-Koosta is derived from Chief Charlo's and Chief Koostatah's names. They were the Tribes' last traditional chiefs.
program, termination of all Indian tribes, a federal mandate that states would be given jurisdiction over Indians, lots of shutdowns, 50% budget cuts and a depression We also got an offer to play Russian roulette with a Tribal police officer so there'd eventually be one less Indian to worry about the effects of a Republican administration
As it happened, none of the predictions came true, at least totally. There's been no big war so far, just the continuing "situations" in Lebanon and Nicaragua, et aL No tribes have been terminated in the past four years. State jurisdiction over Indians has been
awarded in Washington over cigarette taxes, but no other cases have been reported The commodity program is alive and well and, sadly, thriving
Which brings us to shutdowns and budget cuts. Thanks to the incredible complexity of the federal budget process (which is as much a case of politics as it is one of dollars), however, it isn't easy to be conclusive about how four years with Ronald Reagan have affected the Tribes
A few facts do present themselves. The YACC and YCC programs became history under Reagan, as did the Tribes' Flathead Planning Project (EDA). CETA (Concludes on page 3)
Did you remember to tag your dogs?
Dog owners in Tribal neighborhoods are reminded that there's an ordinance in effect now to control unvaccinated and free - roaming dogs, which was set for implementing yesterday.
Adopted August 10, 1984, by the Tribal Council, Ordinance 85-A requires all Indian - owned dogs in homesite areas to be vaccinated against rabies and to wear L d collars with tags testifying to the fact
Owners of dogs found to be roaming at large and causing problems will be
subject to prosecution in Tribal Court, which could lead to a $100 fine and loss of the animaL
Dogs found running around without proper tags will be impounded for three days They may be destroyed if unclaimed by their owners or anyone willing to pay the impoundment service fee and get the dog vaccinated
The complete ordinance was published in the Sept 4 Char-Koosta
Questions may be directed to the (Concludes on page 3)
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